John 10:16 New English Translation
16 I have[a] other sheep that do not come from[b] this sheepfold.[c] I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice,[d] so that[e] there will be one flock and[f] one shepherd.
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- John 10:16 tn Grk “And I have.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
- John 10:16 tn Or “that do not belong to”; Grk “that are not of.”
- John 10:16 sn The statement I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold almost certainly refers to Gentiles. Jesus has sheep in the fold who are Jewish; there are other sheep which, while not of the same fold, belong to him also. This recalls the mission of the Son in 3:16-17, which was to save the world—not just the nation of Israel. Such an emphasis would be particularly appropriate to the author if he were writing to a non-Palestinian and primarily non-Jewish audience.
- John 10:16 tn Grk “they will hear my voice.”
- John 10:16 tn Grk “voice, and.”
- John 10:16 tn The word “and” is not in the Greek text, but must be supplied to conform to English style. In Greek it is an instance of asyndeton (omission of a connective), usually somewhat emphatic.
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